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The Volksbank in East Westphalia and the Kunsthalle Bielefeld invite you to the next installment of the popular Sound Collection on Friday, September 25, 2026. Starting at 6 p.m., visitors can explore the current exhibitions while enjoying electronic music from the DJs of the Bielefeld-based collective NrzP.

Due to rising visitor numbers, the Sound Collection will remain open until 10 p.m. Admission to the Kunsthalle is until 9:30 p.m.

The Sound Collection has been a regular part of the exhibitions at Kunsthalle Bielefeld since 2021. The format combines art and music in a relaxed atmosphere and is generously sponsored by the Volksbank in Ostwestfalen. The centerpiece is the cooperation with the Bielefeld DJ collective Nummer zu Platz, which lends the event series its special signature.

The “Café Gemach Manhattan” in the Kunsthalle provides a relaxed atmosphere with a selection of drinks from 6 pm to 1 am. Here you can also dance to the music of the DJs. Admission to the Kunsthalle Bielefeld is free on this evening.

Experience the Traditions of Fermentation

Fermented foods such as sauerkraut, kimchi, bread, and kefir have a very long tradition. The various cultures around the world have produced a wide variety of fermented foods. Whether it’s ginger beer or kombucha, bread or soy sauce, or even sauerkraut or kimchi. What all these products have in common is that they are very healthy and have a very long shelf life.

In this workshop, we’ll learn the basics of fermentation and explore two different fermentation cultures. What sets them apart, and where might there be similarities? We make our own sauerkraut and kimchi, and at the end of the session, we taste the already fermented versions. Participants in the “Saz Meets Trombone” workshop will be joining us for a meal, and in return, we’ll be treated to a musical performance afterward. Let’s build bridges together!

About the speakers:
Dr. Fabian Czerwinski is an expert in fermentation and, through his fermentation company “Schnelles Grünzeug,” supplies Bielefeld and the surrounding area with fresh fermented vegetables.

Kyungwon Shin lives in Bielefeld and has brought with her a wealth of knowledge about traditional fermented foods, such as kimchi, from her native Korea. She shares her enthusiasm through various courses.

This event will take place at the Einschlingen Educational Center.
To participate, you must register in advance on the Einschlingen Educational Center’s website. You can get there via“Ticket.”
For further inquiries, please contact: Linda Bonifairt, linda.bonifait@einschlingen.de

The event is part of the cooperation project “Building Bridges – Creative and Sustainable”. This is a joint project of the Bildungsstätte Einschlingen, the IBZ Friedenshaus e.V. and the Kunsthalle Bielefeld. The aim of the project is to bring people from different backgrounds together through shared interests. The project aims to help people come into contact with each other beyond their usual social groups.

For “Saz Meets Trombone,” we’re inviting saz and trombone players to come together to share music and stories. The saz is a central instrument in Alevi culture and religion, while the trombone and other wind instruments are deeply rooted in Protestant congregations. We experience the diversity of Alevi and Protestant musical traditions and learn how music can bring people together.

Sonja Ramsbrock introduces us to the trombone and its significance today. She studied music, majoring in trombone, and has been working with two trombone choirs at the Protestant Church in Bielefeld for 25 years. Under her direction, children, teenagers, and adults learn to play and make music together on brass instruments. On Saz, Awaz Bariş will guide us through the afternoon. We’ll kick things off with a taste of what’s to come at the “Sauerkraut Meets Kimchi” workshop—the participants in that workshop will be joining us for a musical preview. Let’s build bridges together!

This event will take place at the Einschlingen Educational Center.
To participate, you must register in advance on the Einschlingen Educational Center’s website. You can get there via“Ticket.”
For further inquiries, please contact: Mirek Bohdálek, mirek.bohdalek@einschlingen.de

The event is part of the cooperation project “Building Bridges – Creative and Sustainable”. This is a joint project of the Bildungsstätte Einschlingen, the IBZ Friedenshaus e.V. and the Kunsthalle Bielefeld. The aim of the project is to bring people from different backgrounds together through shared interests. The project aims to help people come into contact with each other beyond their usual social groups.

What does it mean to share—and why is it so relevant today? To accompany the first part of the exhibition *Divided Views*, we invite you to an evening event that explores the topic from various academic perspectives. In short keynote talks, Thomas Faist (sociologist, University of Bielefeld), Franca Parianen (neuroscientist), and Timo Skrandies (art historian, University of Düsseldorf) will discuss community, cooperation, and responsibility, as well as the question of under what conditions people share—or choose not to.
Afterward, the three guests will engage in conversation with one another and with the audience. An opportunity to explore the exhibition’s themes together and connect art with current social issues.

How are new images created from existing ones?

In a conversation with filmmaker and media artist Matthias Müller, the focus is on sharing as an artistic practice: from working with found footage to collective authorship to the montage of fragmented visual worlds.

Drawing on his work *Alpsee*, Müller speaks with the curators about how shared material gives rise to new perspectives and shared narratives—a central theme of the exhibition “Shared/Divided Views. Kunsthalle Bielefeld x KiCo Collection. Part I: Sharing and Being Shared“.

Sing. Connect. Move On: The EinTags!Chor – One Day Choir at the Kunsthalle Bielefeld II
“Will you go with me?”—at the EinTags!Chor, this becomes a warm invitation: Come by, bring your voice, and experience how a shared sound emerges from many different people. As part of the exhibition “Shared Views. Kunsthalle Bielefeld x KiCo Collection – Part II: Will You Walk With Me?”, the Kunsthalle will transform into an open sound space for an afternoon. In the current exhibition, works from two collections interact with one another: they complement, expand upon, question, and contradict each other. This gives rise to new lines of sight and perspectives—between historical and contemporary positions, between painting, space, abstraction, and movement. Just as works of art interact with one another, complement each other, and open up new perspectives, so too do different voices and experiences come together in song.
We bring these thoughts with us into our choral singing: We connect with others, listen to one another, discover old and new songs, and bring together many individual voices to form a single choir. Voice training and singing aren’t about perfection, but about openness, curiosity, and the joy of creating something together. Even though our views sometimes differ, we can listen to one another, come together, and set out on a musical journey.
Anyone who enjoys singing or would simply like to give it a try is welcome to join—whether you have choir experience or not, whether you’re young or young at heart, an amateur or a professional. You don’t need to know how to read music. The only thing that matters is the desire to share your own voice.

Registration isn’t required, but you’re welcome to sign up—that way, you’re guaranteed a spot and we can plan better. Tickets can be reserved by email at:
info@klangfestival-bielefeld.de

Led by: Kamilla Matuszewska and Nike Schmitka
Organizer: Klang!Festival e. V. in collaboration with the Kunsthalle Bielefeld

One day. A choir. Many voices. A shared journey.